The Football Association of Malawi (Fam) has appealed to the corporate world to partner the Malawi National Beach Soccer Team ahead of the 2026 Caf Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals.
The finals are scheduled for next month.
Fam President Fleetwood Haiya made the remarks after hiking the winning game bonus for each player and official to K3 million, up from K500,000.
This was after the team made history by qualifying for the Beach Soccer Afcon finals for a third consecutive edition following a 16-3 victory over Seychelles on aggregate.
Malawi beat Seychelles 10-1 in the second-leg match played at Livingstonia Beach in Salima District on the.
Posting on Facebook, Haiya said qualifying for the Afcon finals was one of the key priorities of his Football Transmission Agenda.
“I also call upon the corporate world to partner with our winning Beach Soccer National Team as we prepare for another continental challenge,” Haiya said.
Beach Soccer Coach Willy Kumilambe said playing friendly matches would enable him to assess players.
“We have some new players in the team and, as such, I need at least a friendly match to prepare them for the big stage,” he said.
Malawi was the highest-scoring side in the Beach Soccer Afcon qualifiers after netting 16 goals and conceding three goals in two matches.
The team beat Seychelles 10-1 in the second-leg match played at Livingstonia Beach in Salima on Saturday, having won 6-2 in the first-leg match in Seychelles.
The Beach Soccer Afcon finals are expected to take place in Senegal from November 28 to December 3.
Malawi will make its third appearance at the Beach Soccer Afcon finals next month.
The team made its debut in Vilankulo, Mozambique, where it failed to win a single match in 2022.
Malawi also qualified for the 2024 Afcon finals in Egypt, where they finished seventh after beating Tanzania 6-5.